The Book of the BeastIn Lee's complex fantasy city and its sprawling timeline, the descendants of one family are marked for doom and death by a mysterious amulet, leading them into opulence and decadence, where obsessive love and disease can render any magic useless. |
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Page 212
... earring was still lying under the window . It was easy enough to take it to the small garden at the back of the ... earring . Are we the same ? It must be the other , then , Tiy - Amonet . Waiting and coaxing an Egyptian sorceress . And ...
... earring was still lying under the window . It was easy enough to take it to the small garden at the back of the ... earring . Are we the same ? It must be the other , then , Tiy - Amonet . Waiting and coaxing an Egyptian sorceress . And ...
Page 218
... earring was lying there , the spider at its centre . Louis put one hand to his face and found that , in sleeping , in the dream , he had lain with his cheek pressed against the earring . He left the bed and opened the wardrobe door and ...
... earring was lying there , the spider at its centre . Louis put one hand to his face and found that , in sleeping , in the dream , he had lain with his cheek pressed against the earring . He left the bed and opened the wardrobe door and ...
Page 226
... earring on a loop of wire . I believe it's an earring ? " " Where is that ? " " You want it ? Well , it was on a table in the outer room . Drink your champagne . I'll fetch it . " Louis did not drink his invalid's champagne . Vlok went ...
... earring on a loop of wire . I believe it's an earring ? " " Where is that ? " " You want it ? Well , it was on a table in the outer room . Drink your champagne . I'll fetch it . " Louis did not drink his invalid's champagne . Vlok went ...
Contents
STAINED WITH CRIMSON | 5 |
EMPIRES OF AZURE | 191 |
PART ONE The Scholar | 247 |
Copyright | |
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